GUAM INDUSTRIAL SERVICES

Guam Shipyard, Santa Rita, Guam, is being awarded a $5,200,592
firm-fixed-price for the regular overhaul of USNS Concord (T-AFS 5). USNS Concord
(T-AFS 5) is a Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force ship owned and operated by Military
Sealift Command. This contract contains options which, if exercised, will bring
the total cumulative value of the contract to $7,046,851. Work will be performed
in Santa Rita, Guam, and is expected to be completed by November 2005. Contract
funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a
sole source procurement. The U.S. Navy's Sealift Logistics Command Far East is the
contracting activity (N62404-05-C-0014).

One of two sister ships — either the Alakai or the Huakai — will be named after the island of Guam. These high-speed ferries were built by Austal, later acquired by the Maritime Administration and sold to the Navy.
Both ferries will be used to move military troops and equipment from Okinawa to training areas around the Asia-Pacific region. Each ferry can carry 288 cars and 866 passengers.
The two catamaran, aluminium hulled

The new Matson Navigation Co. containership MV Maunalei was christened at the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard.
The christening, the traditional kind involving breaking a bottle of champagne, was undertaken by Millie Akaka, wife of Sen. Daniel Akaka. Also on hand were Hawaii Rep. Neil Abercrombie and Guam Rep. Madeleine Bordallo.
The MV Maunalei is the fourth new containership built by the shipyard for Matson in the past four years

The U.S. Navy, in partnership with other federal and local agencies, removed approximately 540 gallons of the remaining diesel fuel from the grounded Japanese commercial fishing vessel Daiki Maru 7 in outer Apra Harbor Feb. 18.
On Feb. 16, about 50 gallons of fuel was removed and an additional 540 gallons was removed Feb. 18. The diesel fuel was pumped into containers on shore and then staged in an environmentally safe containment zone for disposal

The Pentagon, in its strategic Quadrennial Defense Review, supports an increased Navy presence in the Pacific but gave few details on how this vision might take shape. The Pentagon has indicated that the decision would not be made until after release and evaluation of the Quadrennial Defense Review. Guam and Hawaii are being considered as possible locations for Navy carriers. It’s been reported that the estimated cost of basing an aircraft carrier on Guam is $5 billion, compared to $2

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Guam Environmental Protection Agency are on alert for the possible arrival of the contaminated cruise liner, SS Independence, which is reportedly heading to Guam after being refused entry in Hawaii, The Variety reported.
SS Independence, which is believed to be loaded with toxic polychlorinated biphenyls or PCB and lung-damaging asbestos, is being pulled by the tug ship Pacific Hickory, on the way to India, where the 57-year-old cruises liner will be scrapped

1916 - First Naval aircraft production contract, for N-9s
1921 - General Order establishes the Bureau of Aeronautics under RADM William Moffett
1944 - Guam secured by U.S. forces.
1964 - Signing of Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which is used as the starting point of the Vietnam Conflict
(Source: Navy News Service)

1898 - USS Charleston captures island of Guam from Spain
1945 - Okinawa declared secure after most costly naval campaign in history. U.S. had 30 ships sunk and 223 damaged, mostly from kamikaze attacks, with 5000 dead and 5000 wounded, while the Japanese lost 100,000 dead
(Source: Navy News Service)

Transporter of project, breakbulk and heavy lift cargoes, Intermarine, LLC, has begun “Fleet of the Future” deliveries with the addition and maiden voyage of the newbuild Industrial Grand.
The 20,000 DWT, 545 foot multipurpose vessel Industrial Grand features three cranes with

A consortium led by Fiera Axium Infrastructure Inc. has acquired a 100% ownership interest in Montreal Gateway Terminals from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners for an undisclosed amount, reports WSJ
The consortium includes Desjardins Group

A chemical fire at a Vancouver container terminal led to a partial evacuation of Canada’s largest port for several hours Wednesday afternoon, as a cloud of white smoke drifting over the city prompted health warnings and road closures, says Canadian Press.

Merger positions combined company to play a dominant role in recapitalization of North Pacific fishing fleet and emerging Arctic oil gas operations.
Kvichak Marine Industries and Vigor Industrial today announced the companies are merging to unite their strengths in the design and fabrication of

Germany's Thyssenkrupp sees its submarine business as making an important contribution to its growth targets, the head of its Industrial Solutions business area said on Tuesday.
"The submarine business is part of our growth story

Industrial LTE wireless broadband services provider Infrastructure Networks, Inc. (INET) is deploying a pilot LTE system in the Gulf of Mexico.
INET said its pilot deployment will be used to demonstrate the capabilities of industrial LTE wireless broadband service and coverage when

The Crimean State Council nationalized the Kerch-based cargo port Kamysh-Burun belonging to the Ukrainian financial-industrial group Altcom.
According to Crimean Parliament, nationalization was necessary to the conservation and effective use of movable and immovable property

Germany's ThyssenKrupp is determined to take part in a selection process it hopes will take place to build Australia's next-generation submarine fleet, it said on Monday.
"ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems... is committed to take part in the competitive evaluation process for the design and

Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards announces retirement of vice president and general manager, appoints successor
Seaspan’s vice president and general manager of Victoria Shipyards Co. Ltd., Malcolm Barker, will retire Spring 2015, following more than 21 years with the company.

Craig Jessup has been appointed Senior Vice President, Services in Kalmar, part of Cargotec.
Craig joins Kalmar from Ingersoll Rand where he headed the Industrial Technologies parts and services business for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index slid to an all-time low on Monday as sluggish cargo demand especially from China battered sentiment, according to data on Monday from the Baltic Exchange in London.
The overall index was down 5 points, or 0

Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam and rescue crews from Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, 40 nautical miles north-northeast of the U.S. territory of Guam, recovered three stranded boaters a mile offshore near the village of Songsong.

Robert Johansen has been named Director of the Ports & Marine Western Division at Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and design firm.
Johansen will be responsible for business development and the management of design and construction projects for port and marine facilities in

JRC and Alphatron Marine announced the opening of the Center of Excellence in Houston, a new 7,500-square-foot industrial building that helps expand the partnership between the two companies.
Alphatron Marine USA in Houston will be one of the four worldwide centers of excellence to offer

Marcelo Puscar has been appointed as director of marketing at Volvo Penta of the Americas.
Previously director of marine sales for Latin America, Puscar will relocate from Volvo Penta Brazil to the company’s headquarters in Chesapeake, Va